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South China Morning Post
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
Feature of the Week: 3 students from Wai Chow School attempt to set Guinness World Record
Do you have something to share? Send us your recommendations using this form Three Primary Six students from Wai Chow School in Yuen Long participated in an attempt to set a Guinness World Record in Hong Kong using coins. Here are their reflections on this experience. Chan Yat-long I was thrilled to participate in the Hong Kong Guinness World Record challenge organised by KLN and Unicef Hong Kong, titled 'Most People Playing Heads or Tails Simultaneously'. This meaningful event fostered community cohesion and allowed us to learn about currencies. Through this interactive game, we better understood one another while creating wonderful memories. I truly enjoyed the experience. Chan Yat-long shares how the Guinness World Record challenge promoted community cohesion. Photo: Handout Lui Wing-sum This event was truly meaningful because we could reuse coins that are no longer in circulation. Participating in such a large-scale event made us feel valued and honoured. Having over 250 people in one room flipping coins was an extraordinary experience. With those coins, we could also help others in need. Several organisations contributed to the event, demonstrating that many people care about this initiative. I hope to participate in more activities like this, whether to help others or break more world records. Lui Wing-sum says the event was a unique opportunity to repurpose unused coins while fostering community spirit and supporting those in need. Photo: Handout Lyrus Tse Witnessing and being one of 286 people guessing a coin toss simultaneously was fun and impressive. It is amazing how this event inspired us to believe that everyone has the power to change the world, even with small actions. Congratulations to all participants for making history in such a playful way. The trophy is shaped like fish scales and has coin patterns. This symbolises abundance and prosperity while reminding us of Hong Kong's journey from a fishing port to a major financial centre. Lyrus Tse says the event celebrated the power of small actions to inspire change. Photo: Handout
South China Morning Post
27-05-2025
- General
- South China Morning Post
Hong Kong authorities race to reopen 2 lanes before Tuesday evening rush hour
Hong Kong authorities aim to reopen two lanes on a major road affected by an underground pipe leak before the evening rush hour starts on Tuesday, and plan to fully reopen the route ahead of the next morning's traffic peak. The suspected water seepage on the Yuen Long-bound lanes on Tuen Mun Road near Siu Hong MTR station first came to light at around 11pm on Monday. Police arrived at the scene soon after, closing down the route's central and fast lanes to allow Water Supplies Department engineers to carry out urgent repairs. The repairs were only completed on Tuesday morning, resulting in traffic jams that stretched for miles. More than 20 bus routes were also temporarily diverted due to the incident. The department later said the leak was detected in a drinking water main beneath the slow lane, while the fresh water supply was unaffected. It announced by 4pm that a temporary road restoration was under way, with authorities aiming to reopen the central and fast lanes before 6pm.
South China Morning Post
23-05-2025
- Climate
- South China Morning Post
Hong Kong to spend HK$300 million on flood-control steps to protect from megastorms
Hong Kong authorities have expressed confidence they can better handle extreme weather events in the coming decades as they outlined strategies and upgrades to infrastructure worth more than HK$300 million (US$38.3 million) that will bolster defences against heavy rainfall, rising sea levels and storm surges. Advertisement In a paper released on Friday for a discussion scheduled at the Legislative Council on Tuesday, authorities said they had made significant investments in 26 vulnerable coastal areas, including in northwest Yuen Long, Sha Tau Kok Town, Shek O Village and South Horizons. They were also planning to take steps at 11 more areas such as the vicinity of the Kwun Tong Ferry Pier and Tseung Kwan O Industrial Area, to bolster resilience against flooding. A government source said on Friday authorities were 'confident' such measures would help areas to withstand megastorms on the level of super typhoons Hato and Mangkhut in 2017 and 2018, as well as the downpour in 2023 that caused heavy flooding across the city and was described as a 'once-in-500-years' event. 28:31 Hong Kong flooded by 'once-in-a-century' rainstorm Hong Kong flooded by 'once-in-a-century' rainstorm The Drainage Services Department (DSD) and Civil Engineering and Development Department (CEDD) completed two studies in late 2024: one on flood management and strategies in response to rising sea levels and extreme rainfall, and another on coastal management. Advertisement They analysed extreme rainfall, sea level rises and storm surges under different greenhouse gas emission scenarios up to the end of the century.
South China Morning Post
19-05-2025
- South China Morning Post
Parents warned after men spotted approaching schoolgirls in Hong Kong's Yuen Long
A community care team in Hong Kong has issued an alert to parents following reports of two men approaching schoolgirls on the street in Yuen Long and offering them free food and to accompany them home. The Pat Heung North Care Team posted a message on Facebook on Monday saying it had been notified by some schools that two men, estimated to be about 18 to 20 years old, had been seen approaching girls of primary school age near Yuen Long Children's Playground on Yuen Long Hong Lok Road. They tried to strike up conversations and offer food or gifts and even to accompany the girls home, the team said, adding it was unclear what the men's intentions were. Two incidents occurred on separate days last month, a source said. On each occasion, a girl was approached by a man about 20 years old after attending tutoring sessions, according to the insider. The identity of the man remained unknown, and no police report has been filed, the source said, adding no criminal element was involved and the parents of both girls had raised concerns with the school principals. The Yuen Long police district has also stepped up patrols and monitoring in the area.
South China Morning Post
18-05-2025
- South China Morning Post
Hong Kong police arrest 5 for allegedly trafficking over 100kg of cannabis, cocaine
Five people have been arrested on suspicion of trafficking 102kg (225lbs) of cannabis and 3kg of cocaine worth HK$23.5 million (US$3 million) into Hong Kong, with most of them to be charged on Monday, police have revealed. Senior Inspector Ho Ho-ting of the narcotics bureau said the force had cracked down on a dangerous drug syndicate in Yuen Long and Sha Tin on Friday, and arrested two men and three women aged 32 to 70, who were believed to comprise the ringleader and core members. Ho said investigations showed a drug syndicate mailed 150 packs of cannabis buds weighing 102kg in total from Canada to Hong Kong, and declared the goods as industrial vacuum cleaners to customs. 'In an operation on Friday, we followed the delivery of the goods, which were delivered to Yuen Kong San Tsuen in Kam Tin. Two men unwrapped the goods, in which cannabis buds were hidden. We stopped and arrested them immediately on suspicion of trafficking dangerous drugs,' he said. The suspects were surnamed Yeung, aged 48, and Lau, 55. As part of their operation, police also searched three public housing flats in Sha Tin on the same day, where they arrested three people and seized 3kg of cocaine.
